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Includes loan repurchase commitments of $604 million and $486 million as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Includes changes in amount and timing of estimated payments and recoveries
Includes amounts related to paid claims and LAE that are expected to be recovered in the future.
Primarily changes in amount and timing of collections.
An “issue” represents the aggregate of financial guarantee policies that share the same revenue source for purposes of making debt service payments on the insured debt.
Represents contractual principal and interest payments due by the issuer of the obligations insured by MBIA.
The gross claim liability with respect to Puerto Rico exposures are net of expected recoveries for policies in a net payable position.
Gross potential recoveries with respect to certain Puerto Rico exposures are net of the claim liability for policies in a net recoverable position.
Represents discount related to Gross Claim Liability and Gross Potential Recoveries.
Included in “Other assets” on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.
Negative percentage represents financial guarantee policies in a receivable position.
Recovery value reflects an estimate of the amount to be awarded to the Company as part of litigation seeking to enforce its contractual rights.
Investment that was measured at fair value by applying the net asset value per share practical expedient, and was required not to be classified in the fair value hierarchy.
Represents unrealized gains or losses on OTTI securities recognized in AOCI, which includes the non-credit component of impairments, as well as all subsequent changes in fair value of such impaired securities reported in AOCI.
Insurance loss reserve estimates are based on the proportion of par value owned to the total amount of par value insured.
The Company revised its previously reported amount of $66 million to $121 million.
The Company revised its previously reported amount of $1,284 million to $1,371 million.
The Company revised its previously reported amount of $445 million to $433 million.
The Company revised its previously reported amount of $1,795 million to $1,925 million.
In accordance with the accounting guidance for derivative instruments and hedging activities, the balance sheet location of the Company’s embedded derivative instruments is determined by the location of the related host contract.
Represents the sum of third-party financial guarantee net premiums earned, net investment income, insurance-related fees and reimbursements and other fees.
Consists principally of intercompany reinsurance balances.
Represents intercompany premium income and expense and intercompany interest income and expense pertaining to intercompany receivables and payables.
Consists primarily of intercompany reinsurance balances and repurchase agreements.
Includes 0.9 million, 1.0 million and 0.8 million of participating securities that met the service condition and were eligible to receive nonforfeitable dividends or dividend equivalents for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
Weighted average represents the total MBIA guarantees as a percentage of total instrument fair value.
Midpoint of cash flows are used for the weighted average.
Recorded within premiums earned on MBIA’s consolidated statement of operations.
Primarily relates to the write off of uncollectible premiums and to a lesser extent realized gains due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates.
Reported within the “Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities” on MBIA’s Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income/Loss.
Reported within the “Instrument-specific credit risk of liabilities measured at fair value” on MBIA’s Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income/Loss.
Transferred in and out at the end of the period.
Reported within “Net gains (losses) on financial instruments at fair value and foreign exchange” on MBIA’s consolidated statements of operations.
Reported within “Net gains (losses) on financial instruments at fair value and foreign exchange-VIE” on MBIA’s consolidated statements of operations.
Reported within “Other net realized gains (losses)” on MBIA’s consolidated statements of operations.
Represents transition adjustment upon adoption of ASU 2016-13.
Callable anytime at the greater of par or the present value of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest.
Contractual interest rate is based on three month LIBOR plus 11.26%.
Amounts reflect principal due at maturity for investment agreements issued at a discount.
Discount is net of carrying amount adjustment of $3 million and accrued interest adjustment of $4 million.
Amounts reflect principal due at maturity for notes issued at a discount.
Discount is net of carrying amount and market value adjustments of $29 million and accrued interest adjustment of $4 million.
Represents a withdrawal of ratings.
Total reinsurance recoverable/(payable) is primarily related to recoverables on unpaid losses net of (payables) on salvage received.
The change primarily relates to a reduction in installment premiums due to refunding activity and the recording of an allowance for credit losses under Financial Instruments-Credit Losses, partially offset by changes in foreign exchange currency rates.
Includes general obligation unlimited and limited (property) tax bonds, general fund obligation bonds and pension obligation bonds of states, cities, counties, schools and special districts.
Includes investor owned utilities, industrial development and pollution control revenue bonds.
Includes certain non-profit enterprises, stadium related financing.
Includes municipal owned entities backed by sponsoring local government and tax backed transactions.
As of December 31, 2020, all remaining insurance in force and gross par relating to structured insurance securitizations was terminated. As of December 31, 2019, includes structured insurance securitizations of $2.1 billion and $1.0 billion of insurance in force and gross par amount, respectively.
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